Two North Shore music nonprofits with similar missions have merged.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 27, 2016 – The Salem Jazz and Soul Festival (SJSF) and North Shore Jazz Project (NSJP) filed merger paperwork with Massachusetts’ Attorney General in late 2015 and will retain the name Salem Jazz and Soul Festival.
Founded in 2009 to “create an environment on the North Shore where jazz education, performance and appreciation can flourish,” NSJP produced world-class concerts featuring artists such as Joe Lovano, Danilo Perez, Anat Cohen, Roomful of Blues and J Geils, among others. In addition, the NSJP established an all-star high-school student ensemble led by internationally recognized tenor saxophonist and Berklee School of Music professor Mike Tucker. The NSJP All-Stars have appeared at the Shalin Liu Performance Center, Castle Hill, the Litchfield Jazz Festival, Salem Jazz and Soul Festival, Chianti Jazz Lounge and the Cabot and Larcom theatres.